Firefighters and city officials, supported by the Public Security Police (PSP), tried to rescue a dog trapped on the construction site of the new hospital in Santa Rita.
Madeira Weekly
Today's AstraZeneca Vaccination 'Open Day' at the Funchal Technopolo was a great success, as by 6 pm this evening, the centre had vaccinated 1,000 people (600 first dose, 400 second dose).
The Museum of Sacred Art of Funchal (MASF) will be opening a new public exhibition, titled D'uma Estampa Antiga, comprising of artwork by Alfredo Miguéis, of Avenida do Mar. The exhibition, which will be open to the public on specific dates in August and September, aims to provide visitors, especially residents, with a glimpse of the past, and experience a very different Funchal.
Don't forget, that all Madeira citizens aged over 18 years-old, who have not yet been vaccinated can attend the AstraZeneca Vaccine Open Day at the Madeira Technopolo today.
The Deputy Secretary of State and Internal Administration, Antero Luís, has authorised the installation and use of a video surveillance system in Funchal.
A group of Cuban citizens residing in Madeira have organized a 'peaceful demonstration,' for Wednesday the 21st of July, at 3 pm, in front of the Cathedral of Funchal.
During a presentation at the Canárias / Madeira Regatta, the President of Clube Naval do Funchal, António Fontes, confirmed that in the next couple of days, a boat will be sunk close to the associations base, in order to create a natural reef as part of their biodiversity commitment.
The Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA), have confirmed that they have recorded two earthquakes in two days.
On Tuesday, the 20th of July, an AstraZeneca vaccine "OPEN DAY" will take place at the Funchal Vaccination Centre (Madeira Tecnopolo), between 9.00 am and 6.00 pm.
As part of the annual animal welfare association financial support scheme, the Regional Government, in conjunction with the Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Rural Development, this week signed a programme-contract with the Funchal Domestic Animal Protection Society (SPAD), for 30 thousand euros.
A traditional sheep shearing demonstration will take place tomorrow, the 18th of July, at the Madeira Theme Park.
The Porto Santo Line has issued a statement confirming that it will be operating additional services on Sunday the 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th of August.
While talking to journalists at the inauguration of MAMMA – Museum of Modern Art of Madeira, yesterday morning, the President of Madeira, Miguel Albuquerque, confirmed that the current restrictive measures will remain in place, and if the numbers of positive cases continue to increase, he will not hesitate to introduce new restrictive measures.
The Republican National Guard (GNR), will continue their search for the Polish tourist, who went missing more than a week ago, in the mountainous region of Calheta.
As a precautionary measure during the pandemic, Azorean airline,SATA, withdrew their onboard meal service. However, they have confirmed that meals will return to some of their flights, and that these meals will based on traditional Azorean recipes and contain local produce.